Friday, June 12, 2020

Bayard Rustin



TED-Ed: An unsung hero of the civil rights movement - Christina Greer

Learn about the life of Bayard Rustin, a leader in the Civil Rights Movement, a gay rights activist, and one of Martin Luther King’s closest advisors.

In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington to nearly a quarter million people. None of it would have been possible without the march’s chief organizer – a man named Bayard Rustin. Christina Greer details his life of advocacy as a leader in the Civil Rights Movement, and the challenges he faced as an openly gay black man.

Lesson by Christina Greer, directed by Anton Bogaty.

POP QUIZ

10. What is freedom of religion?

51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*

83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

85. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*

94. What is the capital of the United States?*

6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*

9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

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